Welcome to our stories page - here you’ll find a collection of insights and learnings from place-based work, alongside our team and partners’ thoughts and reflections.
Lessons on UK Field Building from Farming the Future
Bonnie Hewson, Director at Farming the Future, is a leading thinker in UK philanthropy and place-based change work. We caught up with her to discuss the journey, aims and challenges further.
Field Building for Population-Level Change by The Bridgespan Group
The Bridgespan Group report on how funders and practitioners can increase the odds of success and collaborate to accelerate social impact. Written by L. Farnham, E. Nothmann, Z. Tamaki, and C. Daniels.
The End of Poverty: Eight pathways that are ending poverty in Canada by Tamarack Institute
This guide presents high-impact policies, evidence-based models, and innovative ideas that poverty reduction practitioners across all sectors can act as we work collectively toward the end of poverty in Canada.
How Field Catalysts Accelerate Collective Impact for Stanford Social Innovation Review
A look at how the Tamarack Institute united the efforts of local collective impact initiatives across Canada to accelerate systems change in support of a living wage. By S. Cheuy, M. Cabaj and L. Weaver.
Online Workshop Resources: Field Building for place-based change
On October 21st 2024, Place Matters hosted an online workshop with the The Bridgespan Group to discuss the practice of Field Building and the part it might play in tackling systems change in the UK.
